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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1910.

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Q0 @sv- Q. Ziwemor= W vented an Improvement in Xavigators' HENRY H. CUMMINGS, OF NEWTON HIGHLANDS, )dAS SACHUSETTS.

navrca'ron's SPEED-INDICATOR sirrr's Loos.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Jan. 6, 1914.

implication filed March 1.6. 1910.. Serial No. 549,609

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, Hnnnr H. CUMMINGS, a citizen of the United States, and resident .of Newton Highlands, in the county of Middlesex and State. of Massachusetts, have in:

Speed-Indicator Ships Logs, of which the following description-in (-onnec 'on with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention has for its object the simplitication' and improvement. of the means and method of determining the speed. of a vessel, whereby the chart room work is greatly simplified, my mechanism atiording means for accurately taking into account the well recognized modifying circumstances, such, for instance, as the current, draft of the vessel, revolutions of the port engine and sta rboard engine, slip of the screw, condition of the. bottom of the vessel. wind, etc.

The constructional details of my invention and manner of use thereof will be pointed out more at length in the course of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which present a preferred embodiment of the complete invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view' of the (-hart-rmnn portion of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the hull of the vessel showing in plan a part of the. current apparatus; Fig. 3 is a view in plan. parts being broken away, showing a portion of the mechanism contained in the apparatus of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1. with the cover removed therefrom; Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view for the purposeparticularly of showing the wiring; Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line (i-4). Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a broken side elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional detail to referred to; Fig. 9'is a horizontal sectional view on the line 9-4), Fig. 6; Fig.'10 is a fragmentary detail of aportion of the regututor for adjusting the apparatus to operate in accordance with given conditions, said view showing the same looking from the top downward thereon as shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 11 is' an enlarged fragmentary sectional detail taken on the line 11-11, Fig. 10, limited to "showing the mounting of the arm 76;

Fig. 12 is a top plan view of Fig. 14, parts 65 being broken away and sectioned; Fig-13 15 an under side view of the top movable member of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1-1; Fig. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the'line 1t--14:, Fig. 12; Fig. 15 is a fragmentary view in broken elevation of one side of the mechanism shown in Fig.

18: Fig. 1G is an enlarged sectional detail on the line 1616, Fig. 15; Fig. .17 .is ,avertical sectional view of a portion of-the apparatus shown just inside of the right hand edge of the casing, Fig. 18; Fig. 18 is a view in front elevation of a preferred form of the lower part of the apparatus of Fig.

4; Fig. 19 is a view in front elevation of a. portion .of the current ap aratus','part of I which is shown in Fig. 2; ig. 20 is a view of themechanism shown in Fig. 19, looking at the left side thereof, partly in section; Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a portion of 75, the-recording drum; Fi 22 is a vlew in side elevation of a detail of tie mechanism shown in Fig. 19, viewed from the left; Fig. 23 is a central vertical sectional view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 24, looking toward the so right; Fig. 24. is a view in side elevation, partly'insection,- of the current-speed determining mechanism; and Fig. 25 is a top planview of a detail at the extreme right hand end of the mechanism shown in Fig. 24.

For convenience of description and facilitating the understanding of my invention, I will describe the same first inconnection with that embodiment in which the connections from the chart room to the various other parts of the vessel are electrical;

The casing 1 isprovided with, a cover 2 having sight openings 3, 4 for taking the readings of counters 5 and {5 respectively operated in connection with the port engine and starboard engine, a sight'opening 7 for viewing a regulating device 8 .(set accordin to theconditions of slip of screw, condition of bottom, and draft of the vessel),

a sight 0 ening 9 for viewing 'a counter 10 which in icates the mean number of revolutions of: the two engines as indicated by the counters 5, 6, reduced to, knots and mo died in accordance with the position of the regulator 8, a sight opening 11.for viewing a 10s counter 12 which indicates knots and is operated in, connection with the revolutions of a tafi'rail log,- wl gr'ehy the knots indicated by the counter to as modified by the arbi-la erse 42, on which are mounted all the- .countersyceoperate with pawl 35 to prevent trarily .set regulator 8 may be corrected or- -ftirther niodilietLif' desired, with reference to the knot indications derived from'the usualtatirail log. Also said cover 2 contains ia sight opening 13 for viewing a knot-indid ting: device 14 (which indicates at any p yen moment the rate of relative speed in nots betweenthe hull of the vessel and the aljacent water through which the vessel is moving or the current flowing past the hull of the. vessel). also a sightopening 15 for viewing an imlicatin g, device l preferably a stop watch. for indicating; the time con- 3 sinned by 'either engine in making" a given number of revolutions. and a sight opening 17 through which a table l8 may be viewed. by means of which;- may be ascertained the number of revolutions per minute of the etigiue when going at the speed indicated by the deviceiit'i in nieasurements of' time.

As indicated in Fig. 5, let 1.) represent a usual moving part of one ofthe engines, the

starboard engine as herein shown. preferably the engine counter (which. in modern high-speed marine engines, especially tur bines. is to make one revolution or counting-indication to ten revolutions of the prime mover). stationary contact 20 is provided from which a conductor 21 leads to an elect rouiagnct- 22, a conductor 23 lead.

ing from the movable contact or make-andbreak device-19 to a battery or other.suitable source of energy 24. whence it conductor :25 connects with a conductor 26 and thence to the electromagnet 2-2. A sin'iilar circuit-closing 'device 97 is n-ovided for the. port engine, to cotiperate with a contact 28. the latter being connected hr a conductor 20 to one terminal of an electromagnet. 30 whose other terminal is connected by acouductor 3l.to" the conductor 25. a conductor $32 connecting from the contact. maker 27 to the battery 24. Each of said electromagnets has an armature 33 which constitutes an urinating lever. Depending rigidly from this lever is a swinging rod 34 which carries at its lower end a pawl 35 pivoted thereto at 1-3 see Fig. 8. and normally held by a spring 37 in position to engage a ratchet wheel 38 held against false movement by a detent. 39. The ratchetv wheel which is actuated by the electromagnet 22 serves to operate the counter mechanism 6. herein shown as the counter of thestarboard engine. and the ratchet wheel whi h is actuated by the electromagnet 30 serves to operate the counter mechanism 5. herein shown as the counter of the port engine, and as the latter may be of any usual or preferred kind, I have not improper or excessive movement of the beveled gears 45, 46, see Fig. :3. between which is loosely mounted on said shafts a spur ;rear 47 in which is radiall vptvoted a.

two gears 4.). 4t andconstituting one ell gearing. The gear 47 drives a relatively; large near it) by means ot an intermediate which may-K/be made of emery or any sub of said wheel 49 being extended to receive this friction disk and preferably extended holding a sprin; 55 which bearsyagainst the 57 pivoted at 58. see Fig.6, to a bracket 59 fast on the back 60 of the casing 1. The friction member engages the edge of a disk or wheel t l. see. Fig. 9. fast on a shaft radially o-fthe friction member 53 and provided at its forward end with a beveled gear 64 in mesh with a gear 65 fast on the shaft (iii of the counter 10. lhus the counter counter u'iechanisms 5. 6 in accordance with their mean rotation through the train of gears 45. 46. 47, 48. 50. 49. As. however. various factors besides theengine enter'into screw. such as the condition of the bottom, direction of the wind. draft of the vessel, slip of the screw (due'to the speedl. l proto the engine speed (i. e. with relation to the counters 5, 6) in order thatsaid counter mechanism; 10 may indicate in desired units of measurement of actual distance traveled,

vide the regulating device 8. on which the numbers. as shown in Figs. 4 and 18. indicate the number of revolutions of the engines necessary under any given conditions to unit). Thus when, for instance. all the attendant circumstances are such that' 880 i revolutions of the engines are necessary to g drive the vessel one mile. the dcvice8 is i turned until 880 appears at the sightopen- 136 ratchetwheel 38. The two counter shafts, 43. 44 of the respective counters are pro-I vided at their meeting ends resptactively with small epirvrlic ,e'ear 4h ineshin gfwith said known form of equalizer or compensating r idler gear 50 which ,is jonriialed in the meet- 30 f the gt?2tl il0(3l 49h; a friction dislt 53. 35

stance affording; a friction surf; re. the hub beyond the same as indicated at 54 to give siitlilllt'y and also to constitute a sleeve for end of a shaft 56 on which said sleeve, wheel and disk rotate and on which the link 52- is secured and which itself is fast in a lever (r2 jonrnaled in a bracket 63 to extend 10 is frictionally driven directly from the 05 the speed at which a vessel is driven by the ride means for. varying the relative speed. of the counter mechanism 10 with relation 11.5

preferably in knots. For this purpose I proi drive the vessel one mile (or other desired 126 .l'CVOlttflOllS for eaclimile.

\Vhile' any suitable connecting mechanism between the part-'8 and the counter 10 may be provided for .carrying out my main object, I have shown a stationary shaft .67 provided with a spiral groove 68, best shown in Fig.- 10, in which travels a stud 69 held in the knurled end 70 of a shell 71 on which, for convenience, is mounted a wooden or other covering 72 which carries the figures,

- best shown in. Fig. 4:.- A yoke'73 is mounted at the rear of the mechanism just described, and has its ends 74 loosely mounted-on the shaft 67 (see Fig. 6) was to embrace the opposite ends of the shell or cylinder 71 Fig. 10 and therefore be moved longitudinally of the shaft by the lengthwise travel of said shell on said shaft. Projecting from the rear endof thisyoke are arms 75, 76, the former being herein shown as longer thanthe latter, thesearms supportingan oblique bar 77. The mounting of each arm is shown in Fig. 11, where it will be seen thatth e arm has threaded adjustment. The

lever 57 is provided with anotch 78 adjacent ts lower end which embraces the oblique rod 77, which'accordinglycontrols the position of. said lever, asp-ring 79 serv- "ing always to hold the lever in engagement with said rod ,'the lower end of thelever being preferably uided also by a} slotted plate 80. Thus,-w enevcr the member 8 is rotated and thereby caused to travel toward the right or left along the shaft 67, it operates through the oblique rod 77, acting upon the lever 57, to swing the friction disk 53 rearward or forward and thereby vary the distance from the center at which the wheel (31 engages said disk 53, which correspond- -ingly 'varies the speed of rotation of the counter mechanism 10 The figures of the mechanism-8 are arranged splrally on the drumat the same pitch as the spiral groove 68 in the shaft (37, so that as the mechanism 8 is rotated it will successively bring each number in frontof the sight opening 7. To turn the member 8, the door 2 is first swung open, and, in order that the mechanism 8 may be turned accurately to bring the desired -figure into proper position, .I provide a shield 81 having a sight opening 82in proper relation to the sight opening 7 when the door is closed, as shown in Fig. 1. The number of the regulating mechanism 8 with reference to wlnch the counter 10 is to be set is determined from a more or less complicated set of data, and accordingly I provide means for aiding the navigator in checking the accuracy of his work, or rather, I provide'secondary means for enabling him to further modify the adjustment of the counter 10 if desired, and for thisreason' I provide the counter 12 actuated .duetors 89, 90, see Fig. 5, to a usual tatt'railan electro-magnetti, its armature 84, rod 85, pawl 86, ratchet wheel 87, and detent 88, all exactly the same as shownin Fig. 8, said electromagnet 83 being connected 'by"-c'on-" 0 log mechanism 91, which therefore operates the counter 12 in accordance with the move-. ments of the tattrail log responsive to the actual travel of'the vessel. as this travel" or rate of movementof the vessel through the water-varies hourly, as consumption of' fuel causes the draft to vary, and as the. wind varies and other circumstances may vary, the navigator is enabled, by, means of the counter 12, to determine instantly whether the mechanism 8 has probably been set correctly to vary .the counter 10, inas v much as the counters l0 and 12 should indicate the same. For example, if a heavy head wind should suddenly be met with, the '5 tatl'rail-logcounter 12 would immediately, slack up because the travel of the vessel would be checked, but the engine-log counter I 10 would keep on at the same speed as before, because the rotations of the engine'go would remain the sameas before. I I As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the shafts 43 and it are provided at their outer ends with make and break wheels or rotary contacts 92, the left hand one of whiclris shown broken out in Fig. 3 to indicate the metal plug 93 which constitutes the contact maker thereof. Cooperating with these rotary contact makers are contact springs 94 ii'or-" mally under tendency to maintaiu'contact with the wheel 92, adapted to be separated by a lever 95, see Fig. 7, normally held in f inoperative position by a spring 96'blit adapted to be swung by a lever 97. "A Slot 98 and pin 99 preferably serve to limitthe movement of the lever 97 from inoperative 1 to operative position. These opposite pairs 5 of contacts tlt eooperate with the contact; pins 93 to energize an electromagnet 100, :1 see Figs. 5 and '7, being connected iii any suitable manner. as by conductors 101', 102,

103, 10-1, and 105 to said electromagnet an in circu t with the respeetlve engines so 7 that, whenever the starboard engine, for in stance, operates its starboard counter 6 through electromagnet 22, the electroinagnet 100 will be operated thereby at the proper time. and whenever the'port engine operates its counter 5 through its electromagnet 30, the electromagnet 100 will be 'operated'atthe proper time in connection with the port engine. Preferably the parts will be p'roportioned to close t-he'circuitfthrou h ,thecontact springs 94 once in ten impu ses of the counters 5 or G, as the case maybe, i. c. once in one hundred revolutions of'the en-" ne. The elcctromagnet 100 serves to 'actuate'- ..t-he armature 106 whose lever 107 is pivotally connected to a rod actuator 10 8 whose 13o -upper end .109, when actuat I d, suddenlyv strikes .upon the stem of the stop watch 16 and thereby starts said watch, which continues to run unt l stopped by a succeeding This accordingly tpeasurrs tl e duration required fonon'e hnidnd revplutions of t e engine. Knowing his lengfh of time, the navigator turnstto th ta'ble 18,.which-indi-' cates to him the nunibertof revolutio'nsper minute when going at the s ced; determined, with the aid of the stop vatch. For instanee. it the stop watcl'r r cords thirtyseconds for one hundred revolutions, the chartindicates that the engine is'goingat the rate of two hundred revolutions per, minute. This enables the navigator to know at any time the exact speed of either of the engines,

and enables him to. receive t informationl without waiting an entire minute and with. out other delay or danger .of error: The

stop watch actuatdr 108 will continue to operate at intervals of one hundred rev o-.

lutions of the engine as long as the operator holds down upon the lever 97, but i the momenthe releases szudlever, the contacts 91 ,will thereafter'be held separated -sothat the actuator 108 cannotoperate \Vhile for some reasons it is desirable to have all the a p pa rat us electrically controlled, I, prefer to employ a manually operated stop watch control, the details of which are shown'inl igs. 15-18, where it will be seen that adjacent the counters 5 and (3 I-providc a longitudi-v nally shiftable rock shaft 110 provided on actuating thestop watch 16. Pivoted 'at 121 to the armature 33 of the electromagnet 22 is a tripping rod 122' provided with a slot 123 adjacent its lower end to straddle the adjacent counter shaft, see Fig; 17, said rod 122 having its lower end 'p'rovidedwith a rounded or wedge-shaped surface or bunch 1251 Fig. 18 to cooperate with a cam pin 125 on the counter shaft when the armature-BB is raised,- said cam .pin and surface 124 causing the lower end of the tripping rod 122' to swing forcibly outward against -a wallor wing 126 which projects from the rock shaft-110 in the path thereof whenever the operator has turned said rock shaft so as to enga'gethelpin 113 with the recess 112. When the operator has turned the momen- "tumwheel lll to interlocked position with I .relation to the pin 113, the arm or' lever 114 is thereby turned from its fullline position, Fig. 17, which places the spring 115 under tension so that when the tripping rod 122 is shifted outwardly by the cam pin 125 and thereby shifts the rock shaft 110 sufiieiently to disengage the momentum wheel from the pin 113, said spring exerts con-' gliderable rotative force on said rock shaft,-

said force increasing as the effective leverage' thereof through the arm 114 on said' shaft-becomes greater, with theresult that when the shoulder 117 strikes the hooked end 118 of thcstop-watch actuator, the latter is forcibly actuated, the rotative force of the rock shaftbeing supplemented by the .force of the momentum wheels, so that the stop watch is sure to be operated. It is to be understood that these momentum wheels are relatively massive, and being set in motion by the. action of the spring their mass is such that they continue to movelong .enough to insure the operation of the stop watch. I

Having determined the number-of revolujtions of the engine necessary to drive the vessel at the desired speed and set the apparatus 'lnaccordance therewith, it becomes necessary to enable the navigator to know at any instant whether he is at that instant going at that speed or not, and accordingly I provide the speed-indicating device 1 1, which enables the navigator to tell at any moment the exact speed, of thevessel through the-water per hour, so that he may thereby check immediately such errors as may thereby be revealed at the indicator 10. The speed indicator 1 1 mustnecessarily operate in connection with the water current, and preferably itop'erates in connection with the fiow of water past the vesselv directly at the hull (preferably forward, although not shown).

As herein shown, a conductor 12? leads from one sideof the 'batt ry, as fiom the wire 26, to an electromagnet 128, from which a conductor 129 leads to the base 130 of the speed indicator 14, said base being provided with a central post 131 on u hich is mounted to rotate a rotary contact-maker 132 provided on its underside with a spring contact 133 whose end 1345 is depressed -by anexternallyprojecting push button 135 to engage with aserles of contacts or wire terminals 136 which extend concentrically around the post 13-1, being supported in a plate 137 of insu ation, as best shown in Fig. 1a. These contacts-136 are U-shaped, one leg of the U being longer than the other, as

clearly shown in said F ig. 11 and are set alternately so that the. long leg of one contact is toward the'outside and the long leg of the next contact is toward the-inside,

thereby making it possible to provide for cated at 138, 139. A wire leads from each I contact 136 to the hull of the vessel where the current speed is being taken; see Figs. 2, 1 p 19-25. -The hull 140 is provided wlth an inlet passage 141- communicating through sea cocks 142, 143 with an outlet passage 144, and between said cocks is the current log or current-controlled mechanism for actuating I the speed" ind-icator 14, as best shown in Figs. 23 and. 24, where it will be seen that in the current passage depends a paddle-like end 14501. a lever having an adjustable fulcrum 146, said lever having two parts 147,

148, above the paddle-like end, whose anlows 153, which, while permitting free inand-cut movement, serves to close the chamher 154 air and water tight. To equalize or balance the pressure and give free, easy movement, I provide a similar bellows 155 in opposition to the bellows 153, connected therewith by a right, and left threaded nut or turnbuckle 156 engaging threaded studs 1.37, 158 on said bellows respectively. The fulcrum 146 is in the form of an outturned end of an arm 159, pivoted at 160 to a lever 161 on a shaft 162 which projects throughthe casing of the chamber and is provided on itsinner end with an adjusting sector 163. The fulcrum end 146 bears against a stationary-backsupport 164. W'ithin the bellows 153 I mount a post 165 in which is tapped a stud 166 having a conical seat 167 at its outer end which loosely sustains a rod 168 whose opposite end is supported in a similar conical recess 169 in a stud 170 threaded into a block 171. The block 171 is provided with a slot 172 and adjustably held by a screw 173 in one side of a rectangular post orw-ert-ical rock shaft 174 which is pivoted at itsopposite ends at 17 5, 176. The

studs 166 and 170' are held toward each other in Supporting relation to the rod 168 by a spring 177 attached at one end to an adjustable collar 178 and'at the other end to the block 171.

By having the adjustments 165 and 170 t'or the. rod 168, I am enabled to bring the hearing point 169 at such a point with re- "at the beginning of its movement to the right, Fig; 24,-than later in said movement. T hisccmpensatcs for the variation of pressure ofthe water current with change of.

velocity, so that when the current is slow i and hence has little movement and therefore the pendentv member 145 has little movement,

said little movement will exert arompara tively large movement of the rock shaft 174, the point 169 being then in the position shown in Fig. 25 with relation to the pivot or axis thereof, whereas when the current is rapid and hence has. greatly increased pressure, so that the member 145 .hrs greater movement, the thrust of the rod 168 is then in a direction at the. greatest distance from the axis 174 so that the point 169 has less movement. At its upper end, the rock shaft 174 carries an arm 179 to which is clamped at 180 a bracket which carries a frame 181 pivotally supported on a pivot rod 182 fast on said bracket at 183 and provided at its outer side witha rod 184 supporting at its lower end a contact roll or wheel 185, a contact spring .186 serving the double purpose of a conductor and to keep the rolls-in engagement with a contact bar 187. A. conductor 188 leads from the spring 186 to ground, being thus conventionally shown in Fig. 22. The contact bar 187 is provided with a series of contacts 189 the same as the contacts 136, one for each wire frc-mthe latter. Thus, as the current moves the member 145, the mechanism from the latter swings the roller contact 185 over the stationary contacts 189, thereby electrically connecting this portion of the apparatus with the row of contacts 136 of the speed indicator 14 in the casing 1.

' same wire that is, at that moment, engaged by the contact roll 185 at that ortion of the current mechanism adjacent t e hull. The automatic sto mechanism herein shown consists ofbra shoe 190 carried by a brake lever 191 actuated by the armature 192 of the electromagnet 128 which is adjustably connected thereto by a link 193. Thus whenever the'operator, by pushing inwardly and laterally oii the handle or push button 135, turns the dial plate 132 around until it reaches circuit 4 closing position, it is thereupon in-' stantly stopped by the brake mechanism exactly-in that ositiomf The operator then reads the figure of the'scale 194 which is opposite the index mark or finger 195, thereby ascertaining the exact current speed or speed of the vessel, in term s of distance per hour, at the. given insta t. j The movement of the current log conta .185 makes a; ermanent record also. At its \ipper end the re 184 which carries said contact is 'provided with a laterally extending arm 196 on which is loosely swung a recording pen, herein shown as an Elliot siphon pen 197, held in place by a detent 198 pivoted at 199. to the top of the post or rod 184. This pen makes its record on chart paper 200 secured by clamps 201 to a drum 202 driven in well known manner by clock mechanism 203. This drum is twice the size of the usual drum, soas to hold two sheets of chart paper, or, stated.

ewer desired during the twenty four hours.

This is particularly important because the record has to begin and end at midnight, and hence, by having two sheets placed end to end on the drum, said sheets begin their record at midnight at the end or-starting line 204 and end their record at midnight at the edge of its opposite end, see Fig.

21. Positioning pins 205 are preferably provided for insuring the accurate position ing of the two chart sheets on the drum 202.

Also, in view of the movements of the ship,

I provide a counterbalance 206 to counterbalance the arm 179. and parts carried thereby, so as to offset any modifying influence which they would'otherwise have on the scnsitivcness of the current-impulse-receiving device 145. In practice, the navigator especially if a naval man, has usuallv his own way of determining the various factors which modify the speed of his vessel. For the purpose, however. of renderifig my invention clear and setting forth its various capabilities of use, it may be. briefly stated that the navigator may find his slip of screw from the rotations of the engines as revealed by the stop watch mechanism 16 with reference to the table 18. Thus, knowing the number of rotations of the engines, and therefrom the slip of the screw, and from this the theoretical speed of the vessehhe then ascertains by means of .the current-speed indicator 14 the actual-speed of the vessel, and this, by comparison with said theoretical speed of the vessel, gives him the combined influence of .the other factors which are modifyin the speed of the vessel (head wind or bae wind. condition of the bottom, etc;) From this information. he turns the regulator 8 to that figure which indicates the number of mean revolutions of the two engines requisite to drive the vessel at the desired speed,

thereby shifting the friction disk 53 to the tl'oeoreticall y required posit ion with relation to countcr driving wheel (31 of the counter 1 It now the counter 10 is observed to operate at substantially thesame speed as the tafirail log counter 12, the navigator may know that'his calculations are correct. But if there is a substantial diticrence between said 'ments of the. vessel. 132 indicates with certainty the exact curtions which have taken place inthe port engine, and the counter 6 exhibits the number of revolutions which have taken laoe in the starboard engine. By shifting t e momentum-wheel-carrying rod 110 of my preferred construction to the right, Fig. 18, the speed of the port engine may be ascertained at any moment by means of the stop watch 14 and the table 18, and by shifting said rod to the left, the speed of the starboard engine may similarly be ascertained at any moment. And the same results may be obtained by the electrical connections in jthe modified construction. So, by means ofthe" speed indY-T cator 14, the operator can at any moment 4 ascertain the rate of travel of the vessel, and

by means of the counter 12 he can ascertain the total number of knots or miles of the vessels travel.

One reason for preferring the momentum apparatus or means for mechanically oper-,

ating the stop watch from the engine counter, shaft is that it obviates the necessity of having a'powerful battery'or electromagnets, and enables me. therefore. 'to reduce the size and expense of' the-"electrically operated mechanism for-t-liispin'pose. The action of the spring. 115, in giving-an initial and relatively high speed to the wheels 111, is supplemented by the momentum of the latter sutliciently to operate with certainty the stop watch. and, this movement having taken place. the rod 110 is then left in inoperative position, requiring theoperator to restore it tointerlocked po'siton on the pin 113, so that at the completion of a full rotation of the counter shaft, the watch will be stopped, and will remain stopped unless the operator purposely repeats the operation. I regard this provision of means compelling'the atconsiderable practical importance the provision of the speedindicatm- 14 capable of indicatingat. any desired instant the actual speed of the vessel through the water, unmodified by the rolling and pitching move- Theindicator wheel rent speed at the instant that the navigator .turns it.-and it remains in that position until manually operated again, whereas the recordinp mechanism, Figs. 19-21, gives a permanentrecord of all the fluctuations of speed. or in other-words. my mechanism protention of the operator tothis part of the} vides for the separation of the two elements which are individually-and separately important to the navigator. viz. the record of all the different speeds of the vessel, and the definite ascertainment of the speed at any one momeht desired. Also by having the record made mechanicallv and l iaving it made directly atthe point ,ot'intluence of the current (by which I mean directlyat the "record which is being made on the chart. at

that instant.

' noeasg'z 7 point where the current acts on the recordmg levers), I largely eliminate the possibility of errors which would be'caused by attempting to convey this record mechani-' cally from theprime actuator in the hull below the water line up to the chart room, and yet, on the other hand, I provide at the remote point, z'. e. in the chartroom, means wvhereby the navigator may know instantly the actual speedat'that instant, and also the Having described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

"1. In an -apparatus of the kind described,

indicating means to indicate the theoretical travel of the ship through the water, means to vary at will the action of said indicating -means, and operating mechanism, including separate counters, one for each engine, for operating said indlcatmg means in response tothemean revoiutions of said ships engines, said countets indicating at the same time the actual separate revolutions of the respective engines.

2. In an apparatus of the kind described, indicating means to indicate the theoretical travel of the ship through the water, means to vary at will the action of said indicating means, operating mechanism, including separate counters, one for each engine, for operating said indicating means in response to the mean revolutions of said ships engines, said counters indicating at the same time the actual separate revolutions of the respective engines, a stop-watch mechanism,

and independent mechanism 'under the control of the navigator responsive respectively .to said counters for operating the stop mechanism to. indicate the time required for a given number of' revolutions of the particu lar engine. I

3. In an apparatus of the kind described,

the combination with automaticmechanism under the control of the operator for indieating the actual speed of a ships engine, including counters connected for control by the engine, and means for automatically stopping said counters at the end of the time measurement of a-givcn number of revolutions, of indicating means for reducing the engine speed to theoretical ships speed, and means for regulating said indications according to actual conditions, said counters,

indicating means and regulating means being arranged in juxtaposition and assembled relation for comparison and simultaneous reading by a single observer.

4; In an apparatus of the kind described,

the combination with op'erative connections from-aships engine, of automatic mechanismin operative relation to said connections under the control. of the operator to indicate the length of time required for a given number of revolutions of the engine, k

including a momentum device, and a spring for actuating said momentum device, for operating-said mechanism.

5. In an apparatus of the kind described,

the combination with operative connections v from. a ships engine, of automatic mechanism in operative relation to'said connections under the control. of the operator to indicate the length of time required for a given number of revolutions of the engine, 5

including a stop-watch mechanism, and a rotary device for controlling said stop-watch mechanism.

6. In an apparatus of the kind described,

the combination with operative connections from a ships engine, of automatic mechanism under the control of the operator to indicate the length of time required for a given number of revolutions of the engine,

including a stop-watch mechanism, a rota momentum device, a spring normally ten ing to move said momentum device in one direction, means for holding said momentum device in opposition to said spring,

tripping means for releasing said momen tum device upon the occurrence of a predtermined number of revolutions of the enginc, and connecting means from said Stopwatch mechanism to said momentum device actuated by the latter when thus released. "-10:

- 7. In an apparatus of the kind described ,the combination with operative connections {rpm a. ships engines, of automatic medias"? m m under the control of the o eritor th t indicate the len th of time requiied for 8:310 given number 0? revolutions'of thengine includin a rock shaft, a momentum. carried by said shaft, 21' stop-watchmoch'ir nism responsive to the movementof said-# momentum wheel, means to operate ,sa'id' 11- shaft and momentum wheel in a direction to; actuate said stop-watch mechanism, meanh to lock said momentum wheelagainst movement, and automatic t-ri i engine. I I 8. In an apparatus of the kind describedel the combination with operative connedtions'-- from a ships engines, of automatic mecha- 512?; nism under the control of the operator to. I

indicate the len h of time required for a given number 0 revolutions of the'. engine, including a counter mechanism, provided with a pawl and ratchet actuator, an 816C-;

mg meaniv q to unlock said momentum whee at thele'nd' 'l' of said given number of revolutions of, the, v

the combination with operative connections.

said stop-watch engine.

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tro-magnet and its armaturesresponsiv to I the engme' movements for operating said pawl and ratchet actuator. in accordance with said engine movements, momentum wheel carried by said rock shaft, a stop-watch, mechanism,

mechanism by said shaft and momentum wheel, means to operate said shaft and, momentum wheel in a direction to actuatesaid connection, means to lock'said momentum wheel against said movement, and automatic tripping said counter mechanism of said given number of revolutions of the 9. In an apparatus of the kind described,

from a ships eng1nes,-'of automatic mecha-i nisnt under the control ofith'e operator to of time required for a given number of revolutions of the engine,

including a; counter mechanism,- provided with a pawl and ratchet actuator, anffeleo tro-magnet and. its armature responsive to the engine movements for operatingsaid pawl and ratchet actuator maccordance" with said engine-movements,

shaft, a stop-watch mechanismga connection from said stop-watch mechanism to be operated by said shaftandmomentum wheel, a

spring to operate said shaft-and momentum wheel in a directlon-to' actuate said eon-- nection, means to lock said momentum wheel against-saidmovement, and automatic inci iding-a counter 'with'apawl and ratchet actuator,

tripping means actuated by said counter mechanism to unlock sa d momentum wheel at the end of said-given number of revolotions 'of theengineg 10. In anapparatus of thekinddescribed,

'the combination with-operative connections "from, a ships iiism under the indicate'the length of time required for a engines, of automatic mecha control of the operator to given number of revolutions of the engine. mechanism, provided an electro-niagtiet and itsarma'ture responsive to the engine movements for operating said pawl and ratchet actuator in accordance :with said'engine movements, :1 rock shaft, :1 Em'omen'tum'wheel carried by said rock shaft,

'vatchmechanism. a connection from s.'r1 top-watch mechanism to be operated aid-shaft and momentum wheel, means crate-said shaft and momentum wheel 'fi'n a direction-to actuate said connection,

means to lock said momen um wheel against sanl 'movementgs 'aiul automatic tripping "mechanismmovable with said armature an i e actuatedby; said counter mechanism at a 'prwlet 'rmined point. in the movcmentbf the i latter to unlock sai d momentum wheel anda rockshaft, a

a connection from. to be operated a rock shaft, a momentum 'wheel carried by said rock thereby e'rmit the operation of said connection rem-the: stop-watch mechanism. I 11. In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with operative connections from-a] shi'ps engine, of automatic mechanism to indicate the length of time .reguired for a given number of revolutions of said tengine, including a longitudinally movable rock s aft, a momentum wheel carried by saidshaft, a stop-watch mechanism responsiveto the "movement of said momentum wheel, means to operate said shaft and momentum wheelin a direction to actuate said stopuvatch mechanism, means to lock said momentum wheel against said movement, and automatic tripping means to shift said shaft longitudinally for unlocking said momentum wheel.

12. In an apparatus o from two of the ships engines, of automatic mechanism to indicate the length of time re- .quired for a given number of revolutions'of either of said two engines. including a longitudinally movable rock shaft, a momentum wheel carried by said shaft, a stop-watch mechanism responsive to the movements of "said momentum wheel, means to operate said shaft'and'momentum wheel in a direction to .X tiiate said stop-watch mechanism,- means to lock' said momentum wheel against said movement when said shaft is in one longitudinal position, a second means to lock said momentum wheel against said movement when said shaft is in another-position, and automatic tripping mechanisms responsive respectively to said engines, one for shifting aid shaft from one of said positions at the end of a given number of revolutions of its enginia-and the other for shifting said shaft fronrits other position at the end of a given number of revolutionsof said other engine.

ii). in an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with operative connections from a ships engine, of means responsive to its revolutions for indicating the theoretical travel ofthe ship in terms of'distance,

shi of ino vement of said indicatilri'ineans with reference to the' revolutions of the engine, including a rotary actuator for said indicating means, a swinging, friction disk beartor, and manually operated adjusting means for swinging: said disk radially with relation to the edge of said actuator;

the combination with operative connections from a ships engine, of means responsive to its revolutions for indicating the theoretical travel of the ship in towns of distance, means to indicate the actual travel of the ship, and regulating me ans to vary the ratio f the kind described, the combination with operative connections mcans to indicate the actual travel of the and regulating means to vary the ratio inf; sidcwise'against the edge of said actua-' 14. in an apparatus of the kind described,

of movement of said indicatin means with reference to the revolutions o the engine, including a step-by-step mechanism, operating means therefor responsive to a moving part of the engine, a rotary actuator for said indicating means, a friction disk hav- -iing sidewise driving engagement with the edge of aid actuator, a swinging support to swing said disk transversely of said actnator for movingthe point 0 engagement of the latter toward and from the center of said disk, and driving meansfor driving said disk from said step-by-stev mechanism.

15. In an apparatus of the-kind described,

thev combination with operative connections from a ships engine, of means responsive to its revolutions for indicating the travel of the ship in terms of distance, and regulating means to vary the ratio of movement of said indicating means with reference to the revolutions of the engine, including a rotary drum provided with indicating numbers spirally arranged on its surface, coiiperating means for moving said drum longitudinally when rotated, and speed-varying driving mechanism for said indicating meanscontrolled in accordance with the position of said drum.

16. In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with operative connections from a ships engine, of means responsive to its revolutions 'for indicating the travel of the ship in terms of distance, and regulating means to vary the ratio of movement of said indicating means with reference to the revolutions of the engine, including a rotary drum provided 'with indicating numbers spirally arranged on its surface, cotiperating means for moving said drum longitudinally when rotated, speed-varying driving mech anism. for said indicating means controlled in accordance with the position of said drum, and a stationary shield having a sight the ship in terms of distance, and regulat- 5i;

ing means to vary the ratio of movement of said indicating means with reference to the revolutions of the engine, including a swinging driving mechanism for said indicating means whose-position varies the speed of said indicating means, and a controlling device movable transversely of the plane of the swinging movement of said driving mechanism, said. controlling device having a positioning member extending obliquely to the direction of its movement, loosely engaging a part of said driving mechanism, whereby the transverse movement of said controlling device operates through said oblique member to swing said driving mechanism with rela tion to said indicating means.

18. B1 an apparatus of the kind described, the coiilbination with operative connections from two of the ships' engines, of a counter mechanism for each engine to indicate the revolutions of the respective engines, electrical connections from said engines to said counter mechanisms ,respectively, including make-and-breai: irn ziulse.giving mechanism actuated by a moving part of the engine, a 7 third counter mechanism for indicating the theoretical distance traveled, and means for conveying to the latter the mean impulses of the two engine counters.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY H. CUMMHQGS.

*Witnesses:

M. J, SPALoiNd, W. J. Pins. 

